Our Executive Team leads BPA’s day-to-day operations, supporting educators, families, and communities to deliver safe, high-quality early learning.
When children feel safe, supported and truly seen, they flourish. That is the purpose that guides our work every day at BPA.
When children feel safe, supported and truly seen, they flourish. That is the purpose that guides our work every day at BPA.
Our Executive Team leads BPA’s day-to-day operations and turns strategy into action across our centres and services. They are responsible for delivering high-quality, safe, and inclusive early learning, supporting educators and centre teams, and ensuring families have positive, consistent experiences at every stage of their journey. Working closely with the Board, the Executive Team drives organisational performance, quality, and sustainability, while staying focused on what matters most — children’s learning, wellbeing, and development. Through strong leadership, collaboration, and accountability, they help ensure BPA continues to grow with Melbourne’s west and meet the evolving needs of the communities we serve.
Our CEO is committed to strengthening high-quality, not-for-profit early learning so every child has the best possible start in life.
Tim joined BPA in 2025 and brings extensive senior leadership experience across purpose-driven organisations in education, health and community services. He has held executive roles with organisations including Compass Education, Calvary Health Care and Flexicar, leading strategy development, organisational growth and high-performing teams.
Before joining BPA, Tim was Interim CEO of Early Learning Association Australia (ELAA), the national peak body championing excellence in early learning and supporting parents and providers across Australia. Through this work, he developed a deep understanding of the critical role not-for-profit kindergarten and childcare play in setting children up for success at school and in life.
With a leadership style grounded in trust, accountability and collaboration, Tim empowers his teams to lead with confidence while remaining closely engaged when support is needed. As a parent of two children who attended a not-for-profit early learning service, he brings both professional and personal insight to his role. Tim works closely with BPA’s Board and Executive team to ensure the organisation remains child-safe, financially sustainable and focused on delivering high-quality, inclusive early learning for children and families across Melbourne’s west.
Eddie helps ensure BPA remains financially strong, well-governed and ready to invest in the services, people and systems that support children and families.
Eddie joined BPA Early Learning as Chief Financial Officer in September 2026, bringing more than 15 years of senior finance and corporate services experience across health, community services, aged care, disability and social services.
His career has included senior leadership roles in both not-for-profit and commercial organisations, with responsibility spanning financial strategy, planning, governance, risk, compliance, operations and organisational transformation. Eddie has also led major systems and process improvements, complex projects and service transformation programs in large, multi-site organisations.
As CFO, Eddie is responsible for BPA’s financial sustainability, financial governance and corporate services, helping ensure resources are managed carefully and aligned with the organisation’s priorities. His approach combines strategic oversight with practical delivery, with a strong focus on building effective systems, supporting sound decision-making and improving the way organisations work.
Eddie is a CPA and is also certified as a PRINCE2 and PRINCE2 Agile Practitioner and a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner. He brings a pragmatic and collaborative leadership style to BPA, with a focus on creating strong foundations that allow the organisation to continue investing in children, families, educators and the communities we serve.
Our General Manager, Early Learning Operations leads strong, well-run services where children, families and educators are supported to thrive.
Karen was appointed General Manager, Early Learning Operations at BPA in 2026 and brings more than 25 years of experience in early childhood education and care. Having built her career within the sector, she brings a deep understanding of how early learning services operate and what educators and service leaders need to deliver high-quality outcomes.
Karen has spent much of her career overseeing large networks of early learning services across Greater Melbourne. At BPA, she is responsible for the operational performance of our services, with a strong focus on quality, consistency and sustainability. She works closely with Early Learning Area Managers and service leaders to strengthen leadership, lift practice and ensure every service is responsive to the needs of children, families and local communities.
Her leadership approach is grounded in trust, clarity and accountability. Karen is focused on creating environments where teams feel supported to do their best work, while maintaining strong expectations around quality, child safety and service performance.
Karen is an accredited executive coach and holds a Bachelor of Law, along with qualifications in early childhood education and Montessori education. Her broad experience and qualifications inform a disciplined approach to governance, risk and operational leadership, helping BPA continue to deliver safe, engaging and high-quality early learning across Melbourne’s west.
Our General Manager, People & Culture helps create the strong foundations, clear expectations and supportive workplace that allow our people to do their best work.
Julia joined BPA in May 2026 as General Manager, People & Culture, bringing more than 20 years of experience across recruitment, HR business partnering, employee and industrial relations and people leadership. Her career has spanned public health, mental health, banking, transport and other highly regulated environments, including more than four years as a People & Culture Manager in the public health sector.
At BPA, Julia leads the People & Culture function, with responsibility for attracting and recruiting high-quality people, supporting new employees through onboarding, helping leaders and teams understand workplace entitlements, and strengthening performance and capability across the organisation. She also brings deep experience in workplace relations, complex case management, investigations and interpreting employment frameworks.
Julia believes good People & Culture practices should make work easier, not more complicated. She is passionate about creating clear, practical policies and processes, while recognising that people and workplaces do not always fit neatly into black and white. Her approach is grounded in curiosity, fairness and sound judgement, with a focus on understanding what sits behind an issue before deciding how best to respond.
Known for her warm, kind and approachable leadership style, Julia believes most people come to work wanting to do their best. She values role clarity, strong foundations and shared goals, and believes the small ways people communicate and support one another can have a significant impact on workplace culture. She also brings humour and lightness to her work, helping create an environment where people feel heard and supported.
Julia holds a Bachelor’s degree and Postgraduate qualification in Human Resource Management, is a certified coach and a Mental Health First Aider. She is energised by the opportunity to help BPA continue building a strong, capable and people-focused organisation where leaders are supported, employees can grow and teams can focus on delivering the best possible outcomes for children and families.
Goran leads BPA’s risk and compliance functions, ensuring child safety, strong governance, and regulatory integrity across BPA.
Jess leads early learning practice, quality and continuous improvement across BPA’s centres.
Our Head of Pedagogy and Practice strengthens teaching and learning across BPA so every child can experience high-quality education and be supported to reach their potential.
Kathi brings extensive experience across early childhood education, professional learning, pedagogical development and quality improvement. Her career has included roles as a Centre Manager, Trainer and Assessor, Learning and Development Specialist, Early Years Advisor and Head of Pedagogy, Quality and Safeguarding.
Throughout her career, Kathi has worked alongside educators, teachers, leaders, allied health professionals, families and communities to turn research and evidence into meaningful everyday practice. Her work with the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation included leading the delivery of the Certificate IV in Early Language and Literacy across Victoria, mentoring educators and facilitators, developing professional learning and creating resources to build capability across diverse communities.
At BPA, Kathi leads the organisation’s approach to pedagogy and practice, with a strong focus on equity, quality and professional growth. She is particularly interested in how children learn and how educators can draw on research, neuroscience and reflective practice to better understand and respond to the needs of every child.
Kathi believes meaningful professional learning is not simply about gaining new knowledge. It is about building the confidence, curiosity and shared language educators need to continually strengthen their practice. Through her leadership, she is helping create a culture where quality practice is visible and valued, educators feel supported to grow, and strong pedagogical leadership leads to better experiences and outcomes for children.
Daniel leads BPA’s marketing, enrolments and customer experience, helping families discover, understand and access early learning with greater confidence and ease.
Daniel joined BPA in December 2024 and leads the organisation’s Marketing and Customer Experience function. His role brings together marketing, brand, communications, enrolments and the family journey, with a focus on making it easier for families to find the right service, understand their options and feel supported from their first interaction with BPA through to enrolment.
He works across digital marketing, website and search, community engagement, campaigns, partnerships, customer experience and enrolment strategy. Daniel also works closely with service leaders and the Executive Leadership Team to better understand family needs, strengthen demand and occupancy, improve the enrolment journey and ensure BPA’s communication reflects the quality of the experiences delivered across its services.
Before moving into marketing, Daniel spent 15 years working in hospitality, including leading kitchens in some of Australia’s highly regarded restaurants. That background shaped a strong focus on service, customer experience and understanding what makes people choose, trust and return to an organisation. He later completed a Bachelor of Marketing and Communication, bringing together commercial thinking, creativity and a practical understanding of customer behaviour.
As a parent whose children have attended BPA services, Daniel also brings a personal understanding of the decisions families make when choosing early learning. He is passionate about building a strong, trusted BPA brand and creating simple, connected experiences that help more children and families access high-quality, not-for-profit early learning.
The Executive team works closely with BPA’s Board to translate strategy into action, ensuring strong governance, safe operations, and high-quality early learning across all services. Together, they support educators, centres, and families to deliver positive outcomes for children across Melbourne’s west.
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